ROCKS is the fourth album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on May 3, 1976. Allmusic described ROCKS as having "captured Aerosmith at their most raw and rocking". ROCKS also ranked #176 on Rolling Stone''s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Additionally, it has greatly influenced several people in the hard rock and heavy metal community, including members of Guns N'' Roses and Metallica. The album was also a commercial success, charting three singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two of which reached the Top 40 ("Back in the Saddle" and "Last Child"). The album also was one of the first albums to ship platinum when it was released. The album has since gone quadruple platinum.

With ROCKS, Aerosmith produced a superb follow-up to their masterwork TOYS IN THE ATTIC, nearly topping it in the process. Many Aero fans will point to Toys as the band''s quintessential album (it contains two radio/concert standards, "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion"), but out of all their albums, ROCKS does the best job of documenting Aerosmith at their most creative moment, encapsulating the very essence of rock ''n'' roll. World renowned "Back in the Saddle" is a menacing, hard rocking cowboy-stomper, while groovy funk of "Last Child" coming off as downright vicious, no less. Other tracks prove essential to the makeup of the album, such as the stimulated "Rats in the Cellar" (a response to "Toys in the Attic"), the Rolling Stonesy "Combination," and the absolutely amazing riff-rocker "Get the Lead Out." Also included is the apocalyptic "Nobody''s Fault," the up-and-coming rock star tale of "Lick and a Promise," and the album-closing ballad "Home Tonight." Having ROCKS under their belts, Aerosmith appeared to be indestructible.

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